Pages

▼
▼

Thursday, February 06, 2014

Snowflake Ornament


Hi everyone.  Today's card is for the current challenge at Festive Friday (FFC24).  I love the inspiration photo and used it to create a snowflake ornament.  Here's the photo ...



I received a beautiful Christmas card last year from my friend Frances.  It was a card with the circle aperture on the front, filled with an round ornament stamped with a world map.  The sentiment was "peace on earth".  I thought it was so creative and I wanted to try to reproduce that beautiful design.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a good photo that shows the sparkle and shine of the snowflake ornament.  I glued three snowflakes together to make one thick die-cut, then I coated it with two layers of dazzling diamonds and finally a coat of crystal effects (glossy accents).  It's so sparkly and shiny in real life ... you'll have to take my word on that :)

I love how it hangs in the cut-out and has movement (another thing that makes it difficult to photograph) :)

I do love this layout and design and realized that it totally fits with the CAS(E) this sketch! (#63) from today - isn't that a happy accident! :)



I'm also entering this into the current Addicted to Stamps and More - #81 - Anything Goes.







Stamps:  Traditional Christmas Sentiments - digital (Pink Petticoat)
Paper:  White (Neenah)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Marianne snowflake die (Simon Says), dazzling diamonds, crystal effects, silver jump ring




at

25 comments:

  1. Aileen6 February 2014 at 11:31

    Beautiful card Loll, very eye catching.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Lee-Anne6 February 2014 at 12:22

    Stunning in its simplicity, Loll! Just love this!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kylie6 February 2014 at 13:18

    Love it. I like how you have the ornament with movement. Stunning xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ardyth6 February 2014 at 13:21

    Gorgeous - love the 'free' hanging snowflake. I'll be casing this for sure! So glad you joined us at Festive Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Susan6 February 2014 at 13:28

    Love the snowflake in the aperture! Into my favourites for sure!! I too love the inspiration image at Festive Friday - I'm hoping to do a card for it this weekend.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anonymous6 February 2014 at 13:29

    OMG Loll, I love it. Are you on Facebook? Let me know. I will post some cards I made and friend you if you are! This one is amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Betty6 February 2014 at 13:39

    beautiful snowflake and love how it's hanging in the opening - very elegant!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Bonnie6 February 2014 at 16:32

    I love this and wish the photo could show the sparkle! Wonderful layout and idea! The ornament could be removed and put on a Christmas tree.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Barb Ghig6 February 2014 at 19:42

    I love how you created an aperture for your beautiful snowflake! Such a lovely card, Loll!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Unknown6 February 2014 at 22:20

    So, so pretty!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Unknown6 February 2014 at 23:01

    Just love this card Loll. It is so effective with the snowflake hanging in the circle aperture. It looks so clean and crisp.

    Karen x

    ReplyDelete
  12. sandie6 February 2014 at 23:46

    Stunning Loll and I love the font on the sentiment. I have this one but keep forgetting to use it x

    ReplyDelete
  13. Deepti7 February 2014 at 05:57

    The handing snowflake!! stunning ...

    ReplyDelete
  14. Leigh Penner7 February 2014 at 13:16

    Oh, this is wonderful! Beautiful take on the sketch!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Anita in France7 February 2014 at 13:30

    Completely and totally stunning, Loll ... I love it ... sooo beautiful! Anita :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Unknown8 February 2014 at 10:47

    Oh this is wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Addicted to Stamps and More. We hope to see you back again soon :)

    ReplyDelete
  17. shirley-bee8 February 2014 at 13:04

    This is beautiful, Loll!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Deborah Frings9 February 2014 at 05:34

    I'm commenting backwards and saw this after the copper bauble. I think the white on white is so elegant, but my favourite is the copper one! Thanks again for playing along with ASM this week!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Marcie Rhys9 February 2014 at 08:57

    Absolutely stunning. What a great take on the layout! You have my mind thinking of all kinds of "holes" and things to hang in them. Your placement cut-out and text is impeccable. Thnks so much for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Karen Davis9 February 2014 at 16:01

    I love the deep 3D effect you have achieved Loll. Gorgeous simplicity.:-0

    ReplyDelete
  21. Meredith MacRitchie10 February 2014 at 21:18

    I really, REALLY love this card! The design is so beautiful,I can't imagine how gorgeous that sparkly snowflake is in real life! Thank you so much for joining us at Festive Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Karen Dunbrook11 February 2014 at 04:55

    this is awesome mf...

    ReplyDelete
  23. Geri11 February 2014 at 23:11

    What a pretty design, Loll! I love that charm style snowflake...what a sweet idea! Thanks so much for joining us at Festive Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Chrissy Larson14 February 2014 at 11:29

    Absolutely elegant! Gorgeous card!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Anonymous14 February 2014 at 12:21

    Gorgeous card! Love the suspended snowflake :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS(E) this Sketch!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from you! Loll :)